Tomashi Jackson awarded the 2023 Rappaport Prize
Pilar Corrias is delighted to announce that Tomashi Jackson has been awarded this year's Rappaport Prize. Endowed at, and selected annually by, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Rappaport Prize supports artists while educating the public about developments in American contemporary art. An in-person lecture by Jackson is planned for May 2024.
On the $50,000 award, Jessica May, Vice President, Art and Exhibitions, The Trustees, and Artistic Director, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, commented: “It is a great honour for us to recognise Tomashi Jackson for her talent, insight, and forward-thinking perspective. Her commitment to learning about who we are and where we come from, who we can be to each other, infuses her work. I can’t think of more important qualities for an artist of this moment.”
“Throughout my life I have been the beneficiary of arts-centered education pedagogies and institutions for the preservation and sharing of visual art in all its forms for the public good,” reflected Jackson. “It is an honuor to be counted among artists whom I have admired as creators, facilitators, and community members concerned with coming generations of visual artists. I am grateful to the Rappaport Prize and deCordova for folding me into its living art history with this incredible gift.”
Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe, a mid-career survey of nearly a decade of Jackson's work, continues at MCA Denver, Denver CO, until 10 September 2023.
